The Whitcher Cemetery dates back to 1875. It's located in the East Garrison section of the former Fort Ord, in Central California. Currently the cemetery is not open to the public due to land development.

Monday, June 15, 2009

JACK'S BOOK

I've located copies of Jack's book. Most are yellowing on the cover from age because of the paper stock he chose to use when having them originally printed. This happened to be his final brilliant idea and is literally where he sunk his last penny, so it is the one and only edition.

The entire book is black and white with many rare photos of pre-Nazi swastikas, like on the belt buckles of American Boy Scouts, if you can believe it, and a picture of Jackie O. wearing a Native American costume with a swastika on it. There are also many postcards he collected with messages of Good Luck! because that is, after all, the true meaning of the symbol.

Drop me a line if interested in getting a copy: gmweger@gmweger.com. I'll only charge for the postage and mailer to send it. I think they may even be signed. I'll have to take a closer look.

G.M. Weger (see cover photo for comparison)

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Foggy East Garrison

A 'Planet Ord' kind of day

The mist at East Garrison or anywhere on the sand hills of Fort Ord is haunting. It inspired me to write a story to memorialize, in a sense, the loss of the army base, and also to tell a cautionary tale rich in plot and characters. The result will be out this year. I hope readers will enjoy it.G.M. Weger